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. 2020 Oct 3:27:100531.
doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100531. eCollection 2020 Oct.

The Gravitostat theory: Body fat is lost but is fat-free mass preserved?

David Thivel  1   2 , Yves Boirie  2   3   4
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The Gravitostat theory: Body fat is lost but is fat-free mass preserved?

David Thivel et al. EClinicalMedicine. .
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